Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-21
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
TO.day's Great Pageant I'm London
Celebrations Throughout the World.

It is expected that fully million strangers will
be In London to-day, craning their necks TO get
glimpse OF the royal pageant as It passes from
Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
Great numbers OF casualties from the overcrowd-
ing Of the streets balconies ana roofs is expected
The Westminster Hospital, near Westminster
Abbey, has been put In readiness to receive an
extraordinary number OF patients, and special
auxiliary stan of attendants, physicians and sur
geons is within its walls confident that every
member will be fully employed throughout to-day.
AMERICAN FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY.
The rush for seats and standing room from
which to view the procession was undated last
night. The greatest "gulls" In the matter OF pay
ing enormous sums for places continue TO be
Americans, hundreds OF whom have Willingly
given $50 for a single balcony seat and $1,000
for the exclusive use OF balcony holding twenty
persons.
A private rehearsal OF the Jubilee service was
held in Westminster Abbey yesterday I'm the
presence OF the Archbishop OF Canterbury, the
css OF sery ana w, OF tho Sbee
anthem, which is more feryid and more operate
in character than usual in cathedral services A
grand TIE Deum, composed by the Prince Consort,
followed; then Bridges anthem composed espec-
tally for the jubilee ceremony, throughout which
Is interviewer the Prince Consort's chorale, the
whole ending with the national anthem. The re
hearsal was perfect success and the eject was
grand.
CELEBRATIONS IN AMERICA
Y
other points in the United states yesterday. At
P1ttsburg the celebration was under the auspices
OF the lodges OF the sons OF ST. George and 10 900
persons were present at Exposition Park, where IL
was held. A message was cabled TO England dur
Ing the day, congratulatlng the queen. Az Ne
gaunee, Mich, there was a celebration, consisting
OF services In the Episcopal church, a procession,
speech-making, games, &C In New York to-day
Metropolitan opera House, at which there Will be
music and speech-making. An address TO the
queen will be adopted. This afternoon and even
at Erasttna, Staten Island.
Father Larkin, a very prominent priest, who has
charge OF Holy Innocents parish in New YORK,
Will celebrate a solemn requiem mass In bis church
to-day for 1,5OO, 600 persons who have died from
hunger and eviction under British misrule.
AROUND THE WORLD.
From all quarters OF the globe come dispatches
telling Of observances to flttingly mark the
queens Jubilee. At Madras, India, yesterday, the
governor unveiled statue Of the queen. At VAL
para1so, Chilli last night, special theatricals were
given In the Victoria Theater. The celebration
win be continued to-day. At Pieternaritzburg,
Natal, yesterday, there was q THANKSGIVING ser
vice. review OF troops by the governor and an illu
mnation in the evening. On Wednesday 5000
M navs was
out New Zealand as holiday. The natives Joined
In the celebration, which will last three days.
victOria's jubilee say the peoples love for their
queen is merited by the internal reforms and i'm
provementS in the condition OF the masses which
have been effected in England during the ffty
years OF her maJesty's rule. Some OF the papers
take occasion to express regret that the relations
between Russia and England are not better.
The Vienna OFFICIAL Gazette says: "Millions OF
voices throughout her worldwide empire will
extol the queenly and womanly virtues OF Vic
tOria- The day marks long epoch in the political
welfare of her realm. The whole world sympa-
thiZes with the festival for the fame OF the queens
blessed rule reaches every quarter OF the globe.
This sympathy is most cordially shared by Aus
trias sovereign The virtues OF Victoria through
out the whole OF her life recall those OF our own
great empress Maria Theresa"
Some houses in Cork were Illuminated and dec
Grated last evening in honor OF the queens Jubi-
lee. A crowd smashed the windows or the houses,
shouting To hell with the queen!" and cheering
for Parnell. The police, who were pelted with
stones, charged and dispersed the mob.